Chapter 460 - This is the Friendship Between Boss Pei and Big Boss Ruan! (2/2)
Of course, they would be rewarded solely because they had been incurring the most losses.
Through this award, Pei Qian hoped to hint something to the other companies: even if you’re incurring losses, you would be rewarded instead of punished!
He could not delay this. Pei Qian would award Upwind Logistics with the ‘Cornerstone Award’ before the end of this cycle.
Lastly, Pei Qian would spend more money on the companies and departments that had worked together with Tengda. All along, Tengda had been working with many other companies. Those companies helped to provide the game departments with art resources, the internet cafe with equipment, the restaurant with ingredients, the cell phone department with a supply chain, Thriller Hostel with decorations and props, and the like.
Modern society emphasized the need for specialization and division of labor. Tengda had had to work closely with various other companies to produce good products.
In accordance with the well-known Tengda spirit, Tengda had always insisted on paying the best price to obtain the best results when working with those other companies. All the expenses in those areas had been maximized.
Yet, that was precisely why Pei Qian had to think out of the box to continue throwing money in their direction!
Take the purchasing of ingredients for instance.
Pei Qian could add ten percent to the highest market price and request for the other party to supply ingredients of the highest standard exclusively to Tengda. Of course, the other party would only be able to pick the best ingredients from among their good ingredients. The difference in taste would not be huge, and most customers would not even be able to detect the difference once the ingredients had been cooked.
Yet, more money would be spent on purchasing those ingredients.
The same could be done for the other businesses. All in all, Pei Qian could try to throw more money at Tengda’s partners by creating an illusion of a ‘Tengda standard’ above the highest standards in the market!
After writing everything down, Pei Qian read the document from beginning to end and then nodded in satisfaction.
Yes, I feel much better now!
At once, he sent the document to Assistant Xin and instructed her to send the plan to the various companies so that they could make the necessary preparations.
After that, Pei Qian deleted the document from his laptop and handed the laptop back to the waiter who then put it away safely.
As he stood up and prepared to leave, Pei Qian saw Ruan Guangjian and the others walking across the street, smiling. They pushed open the door to the internet cafe and entered.
When they saw Pei Qian, their eyes lit up. “Boss Pei!”
Ruan Guangjian was smiling as well. “My workspace has moved across the road. Boss Pei, visit us regularly if you can! If you have any work for us, just say the word. You can rest assured and leave all of your concept art to our workspace!”
Pei Qian sniggered. “Of course. I have no doubt about your capabilities…”
The fresh blood flowing out from the wounds on my back is the best evidence…
“Alright, I have work to do. I’ll make a move first. Take care of Brother Guangjian for me, all of you.”
Pei Qian said this as he looked at Lin Wan, Chen Kangtuo, and the others. “I’ll arrange for a gathering at Ming Yun Private Kitchen tomorrow. Remember to bring Brother Guangjian along. We’ll ask the restaurant to set up more tables to welcome them.”
Although he did not like Ruan Guangjian that much, Pei Qian still invited him along. After all, an additional person was an additional mouth to feed, and each additional dish would cost Pei Qian more money.
How could Pei Qian afford to be petty when he was trying to spend as much money as possible?
Boss Pei was a magnanimous person after all.
After he had finished giving instructions, Pei Qian said goodbye to the group and left. He did not even have to think to know what they were going to discuss.
Of course, they were going to talk about how successful GOG and Be Quiet were. Even the shared phone booths that Ruan Guangjian had personally designed had become sacred spending grounds for all of Jingzhou…
If Pei Qian did not leave then, he would surely be kicked while he was already down.
Ruan Guangjian could not help but feel disappointed as he watched Boss Pei’s back view. He had been looking forward to enjoying a drink with Boss Pei, so that they could catch up.
Yet, Boss Pei had left in such a hurry. Lin Wan felt sorry, too. However, she still gestured for everyone to sit in the coffee area. They each ordered a coffee or a soft drink and then began to catch up with one another.
At that moment, Lin Wan’s cell phone vibrated. It was a message from Assistant Xin. She quickly opened it and saw a document written by Boss Pei himself. It contained a series of requirements for her work in the future.
It also set out details of rewards that would make any employee from another company drool in envy. However, none of them were surprising to Lin Wan because they were characteristic of Boss Pei.
That was until she read the last line.
“When working with upstream firms or outsourcing work to other companies, add an additional ten to twenty percent to our current purchasing prices, so that they would provide the best goods and services to Tengda Corporation.”
Lin Wan was stunned when she read this.
After reading the entire document from beginning to end once more, Lin Wan took a screenshot of that last line and then handed her cell phone to Ruan Guangjian.
“Eh?” Ruan Guangjian took the cell phone, evidently confused.
His eyes widened upon reading it. “This…”
Lin Wan nodded. “I think this was specifically added for you, Big Boss Ruan.”
Everyone knew that Tengda always picked the best companies to purchase art resources and other things from. Their purchasing prices could not be much higher to begin with.
Yet, Boss Pei was now insisting on a ten to twenty percent increase in purchasing prices, in exchange for a negligible increase in quality.
Why was Boss Pei setting this policy, then? Of course, improvement was a part of the reason. That was in line with the Tengda spirit. However, it was intriguing that Boss Pei had set policies like that at a critical juncture when Big Boss Ruan moved his workspace to Jingzhou.
Obviously, Boss Pei was worried about Halo Workspace now that it had moved to Jingzhou. This was a foreign land, and Halo Workspace’s employees had undergone a major change. Of course, the beginning of a new life would be tough. That explained the advantageous policy. Boss Pei was offering help and support to Ruan Guangjian’s Halo Workspace in a very subtle way!
That was… a deep friendship! Everyone could not help but grin. Boss Pei was busy at work, and he had no time to eat with Big Boss Ruan. However, he obviously had not forgotten about his old friend. In fact, he was expressing his genuine concern in such a subtle and humble manner.
Ruan Guangjian grinned. The disappointment he had felt earlier had dissipated. Now, he was grateful and moved instead.
“I understand. I’ll urge everyone in my workspace to keep improving so that we don’t let Boss Pei down! Next time, we’ll deliver even more outstanding artwork to Boss Pei!”